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![]() Male Players - Australia
Wayne Bentley PhillipsBorn: 1 March 1958, Adelaide, South AustraliaMajor Teams: South Australia, Australia. Known As: Wayne Phillips Batting Style: Left Hand Bat Other: Wicket-Keeper Test Debut: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 1st Test, 1983/84 Last Test: Australia v New Zealand at Auckland, 3rd Test, 1985/86 ODI Debut: Australia v Pakistan at Karachi, 3rd ODI, 1982/83 Last ODI: Australia v New Zealand at Auckland, 4th ODI, 1985/86 First-class Debut: South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 1977/78 ACB Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy Coach 1996 - present Career Statistics:TESTS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 27 48 2 1485 159 32.28 2 7 52 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 48 41 6 852 75* 24.34 85.71 0 6 42 7 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-CLASS (career: 1977/78 - 1990/91) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 114 199 16 6907 260 37.74 13 33 154 7 Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 29 0 13 0 - - 0 0 - 2.68 LIST A LIMITED OVERS (career: 1977/78 - 1990/91) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 83 75 11 1804 135 28.18 1 13 70 8 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Wayne PhillipsStatistics involving Wayne PhillipsArticles about Wayne PhillipsPictures of Wayne PhillipsProfile:South Australia's Wayne Phillips was a rakishly built left handed batsman and wicketkeeper who represented both state and country over the course of a first class career that spanned the thirteen year period between the 1977-78 and 1990-91 seasons. Despite an unusual grip on the blade (one hand was placed close to the top of the handle and the other near to the bottom), Phillips was a natural strokemaker and one who was particularly confident when executing horizontal bat shots. It was this confidence - as well as a willingness to sacrifice himself for the good of his team - which was integral in his emergence as a successful opener for the Croweaters in the early 1980s and in his elevation to Test level at the start of the 1983-84 international season. Phillips enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top flight: his commanding 159 against Pakistan in Perth made him only the fourteenth Australian in Test history to compile a century on debut. But it was not long before the same sense of selflessness that had inspired his transformation from a middle order player into an opening batsman acted as a millstone around his neck. In mid-career, he was asked to become a wicketkeeper on the basis of his experience as a gloveman at underage and club level and as a response to the development of a gaping hole in the Australian team following Rod Marsh's departure. While the move was not without some short-term benefits - his sound wicketkeeping skills and a courageous second Test century on tour in the Caribbean in 1984 encouraged hopes of a long and fruitful stint in the role - it effectively spelled the beginning of the end for his international ambitions. His productivity with the bat waned so steadily thereafter that his Test and ODI careers were both over within a mere three years. He subsequently remained a key player in the South Australian team for a number of seasons but his career never again touched the same heights as it had done previously. Ultimately, Phillips became involved in full-time coaching work at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide, a role in which he still functions today. He can also occasionally be heard as a television commentator on the Nine Network. (John Polack, June 2000) |
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